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Verified Member

As from October 15th, 2017, only members who join the Worldpackers Annual Membership Plan will be able to apply, chat, and confirm unlimited trips with our hosts during a 1 year period. Upon purchasing the Annual Membership, travelers will become Verified Members of the community.

This means that the Single Trip Plan does no longer exist, having been replaced by the Annual Membership (former Unlimited Trips Plan). That is, only Verified Members are now able to apply, chat, and confirm stays with Worldpackers hosts.

All travelers that join the Annual Membership Plan will have their billing information verified and automatically become Verified Members, giving more security and reliability to our platform. Additionally, all Verified Members must agree to community commitment policies, showing their willingness to travel exchanging their skills for accommodation. For this reason, Verified Worldpackers Members have the best chances of being chosen by the best hosts around the world.

Verified Members have full access to:

Apply, chat, and confirm stays with as many Worldpackers hosts as they want during the period of 1 year;

Support during any Worldpackers trip;

Worldpackers Insurance during the trip if needed;

Receive and write reviews for their hosts.

We have chosen this path because we believe that, in the long run, it enables an even more collaborative Worldpackers community, with members more committed to our values of collaboration, empowerment, and reciprocity. Also, we always want to provide as many benefits as we can to our most engaged members – the travelers and hosts who offer 5-star experiences, because it’s especially thanks to them that Worldpackers has been able to prove in these last 3 and a half years that this new way of traveling and learning is safe, accessible, and rewarding.

- On the traveler’s side, this means helping during the arranged dates, complying with what was previously agreed upon, and sharing stories and experiences with hosts who open their doors to them around the world.

- On the host’s side, this means offering a comfy place to stay in and a good balance between work, free time and learning opportunities during the exchange, providing what they’ve promised and setting a good example for all other hosts in the community.

If you have already traveled with Worldpackers, the only thing that changes is that there is now only one way to use the platform and its services. Everything else remains the same :-)

We want to build the safest and most transparent community in the world of work exchange and volunteering, connecting and uniting people with shared values and purposes and empowering each other to discover themselves and the surrounding world. We believe that only a community like this is capable of enabling anyone in the world to travel, learn and live a purposeful life anywhere.

The sharing and collaborative world, with equal opportunities for everyone that we want to build starts from within our community and it is only made possible through the values that all our members share and support.

And if we believe that this world is possible, then it’s up to us to make it a reality.

FAQs:

I had already joined the Annual Multiple Travel Plan. What happens now?

If you had already joined Worldpackers’ Annual Unlimited Travel Plan, you automatically become a Verified Member – after all, you’re already part of the club :-) – and you’ll still have 100% access to applying, chatting, and confirming stays with hosts, in addition to receiving assistance on your travels and being eligible to receive Worldpackers Insurance. The validity of your plan will remain the same. To check it out, just go to your billing information through the Worldpackers website or App. Your applications, if they exist, will still be there, as well as your confirmed trips.

I just confirmed a trip through the Single Trip Plan. What happens now?

If you confirmed your stay with a host after 9/25/2017 on the Single Trip Plan, you will automatically become a Verified Member with no additional charges. By becoming a Verified Member you will have all the associated benefits and will be able to confirm as many trips as you want.

I applied and am chatting with hosts through the Single Trip Plan. What happens now?

If you confirmed your stay with a host after 9/25/2017 on the Single Trip Plan, you will automatically become a Verified Member with no additional charges. By becoming a Verified Member you will have all the associated benefits and will be able to confirm as many trips as you want.

If you have not yet confirmed your stay with any host, you are still an Unverified Member. As soon as you confirm a trip with a host you’ve already been talking to, you will automatically become a Verified Member with no additional charge.

If you do not confirm your stay at any of the hosts you’ve applied for, you will be an Unverified Member and will need to purchase the Annual Membership as soon as you apply for a new position.

Why become a verified member?

Verified members are the only ones who can apply, chat, and confirm trips with hosts from the Worldpackers community. Additionally, all Verified Members must agree to community commitment policies, showing their willingness to travel exchanging their skills for accommodation. For this reason, Verified Worldpackers Members have the best chances of being chosen by the best hosts around the world. Collaboration rocks! :-)